League

Estadio Tonono
Spectators: 7032 (Terracing: 5382, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Telis Zisimatos kicked off to start the match. Abel Artal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcial Bonifaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 minutes, Epifanio James mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MALUGANI F.C. and the Los Guerreros players grew even worse after the yellow card. Epifanio James hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Marcial Bonifaco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Artal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Telis Zisimatos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Artal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Los Guerreros booed when MALUGANI F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Betadur didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Genaro Barbosa came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Los Guerreros fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Genaro Barbosa couldn't finish the play. Abel Artal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Telis Zisimatos in the 31st minute of the match. Abel Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telis Zisimatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to MALUGANI F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Pastor Feo hit a great ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Telis Zisimatos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Guerreros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Telis Zisimatos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Matro in the 45th minute of play forced Los Guerreros's goalkeeper Humberto Naike to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MALUGANI F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hilario Rey hit a great ball. When Rafael Mark fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Guerreros's protests and gave Rafael Mark a yellow card for diving instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

MALUGANI F.C.'s Abel Artal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save MALUGANI F.C. from getting a goal against them. Abel Artal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Telis Zisimatos went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute of the match, Marcial Bonifaco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abel Artal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a defensive mix-up in MALUGANI F.C.'s zone, Marcial Bonifaco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Artal came out of the goal and Marcial Bonifaco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Alonzo Matro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abel Artal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Rioja in the 66th minute of the match. Abel Artal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betão de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When Alonzo Matro fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MALUGANI F.C.'s protests and gave Alonzo Matro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MALUGANI F.C.'s Alonzo Matro got a free kick in the 69th minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Alonzo Matro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MALUGANI F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alonzo Matro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Telis Zisimatos got free with Abel Artal in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 92 minutes of play, Los Guerreros's Silvano Lope made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abel Artal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The MALUGANI F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Los Guerreros were clearly better and deserved to take the win.